Living body stimulator
a stimulator and living body technology, applied in the field of living body stimulators, can solve the problems of a large amount of pressurized air, a large amount of power consumption of the power source, and the aforementioned power source is scarce, and achieves the effect of reducing the amount of fluid consumption, low power consumption of the pump, and easy replacement of the performance of the pump
Active Publication Date: 2018-12-18
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[0013]It is an object of the present invention to provide a living body stimulator requiring no special large-size pump or tank such that not only the power and weight of the device can be saved, but the degree of freedom of an outer shape thereof can also be improved.
[0025]According to the invention as set forth in the eleventh aspect, since the tank is not regarded as the (simple) container defined by a Japanese domestic law, it can be self-manufactured freely in terms of the shape thereof, thus making it possible to significantly reduce the space and cost of the living body stimulator.
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With regard to the aforementioned configuration, the conventional ECP device 100 requires the single and large-size air pump 1 to supply the pressurized air therefrom to the airbags 3-1 to 3-3, thus inevitably consuming a large amount of the pressurized air.
In fact, the aforementioned power source is hardly available at a location where the ECP device 100 is generally installed.
That is, there additionally occur a cost of electric construction, a construction time and a power consumption of the power source that are associated with the installation of the device.
Moreover, it is practically not possible to move the ECP device 100 to a different location once installed.
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[0038]A preferred embodiment of a living body stimulator of the present invention is described hereunder with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0039]FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall structure of an ECP device 200 as a living body stimulator. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing detailed structures of air supply circuits 5-1 to 5-3 that are originally shown in FIG. 1. As shown in each of these diagrams, the structural differences between the ECP device 200 and the conventional ECP device 100 are as follows.
[0040]As for the ECP device 200 of this embodiment, the air supply circuits 5-1 to 5-3 sharing an identical structure with one another are individually connected to airbags 3-1 to 3-3. For example, with regard to the air supply circuit 5-1 particularly provided for the airbag 3-1, it is configured in a manner such that the outlet of an air pump 1-1 and the inlet of an air tank 2-1 are communicated with each other through a first flow passage 11-1. Similarly, as for the air suppl...
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Provided is a living body stimulator capable of not only realizing a low power consumption and a light weight, but also improving the degree of freedom of an outer shape thereof. Each of airbags (3-1) to (3-3) is individually provided with one of air pumps (1-1) to (1-3) and one of air tanks (2-1) to (2-3). As for each of pressurization units (41-1) to (41-3), a pressurized air is supplied from one air pump (1-1) to one airbag (3-1) through one air tank (2-1). A control unit (51) is configured to individually control each of the pressurization units (41-1) to (41-3). Therefore, it is possible to downsize the air pumps (1-1) to (1-3) and air tanks (2-1) to (2-3).
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This US Application claims priority to Japanese Application No.: 2014-228796 filed Nov. 11, 2014, entitled “LIVING BODY STIMULATOR” the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a living body stimulator such as an ECP (external counter pulsation) device for curing and treating a living body by supplying a fluid pressurized by a pump to a bag worn by the living body.[0004]Background Art[0005]EPC devices as living body stimulators have been mainly used to treat heart diseases. However, in recent years, such EPC devices have also been used as auxiliary devices for performing beauty and sports treatments. Each of JP-A-2004-261592, JP-A-2008-200224 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication (Translation of PCT Application) No. 2004-523260 discloses a detailed structure of such EPC device.[0006]During systole, the heart of a hum...
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IPC IPC(8): A61H9/00
CPCA61H9/0078A61H2201/0107A61H2201/5071A61H2201/165A61H2201/5002A61H2201/164
Inventor KOBAYASHI, TATSUYUKI
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